Bentham S Prison A Study Of The Panopticon Penitentiary

Author : Janet Semple
Publisher : Clarendon Press
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1993-07-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780191590818

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Bentham's Prison : A Study of the Panopticon Penitentiary by Janet Semple Pdf

At the end of the eighteenth century, Jeremy Bentham devised a scheme for a prison that he called the panopticon. It soon became an obsession. For twenty years he tried to build it; in the end he failed, but the story of his attempt offers fascinating insights into both Bentham's complex character and the ideas of the period. Basing her analysis on hitherto unexamined manuscripts, Janet Semple chronicles Bentham's dealings with the politicians as he tried to put his plans into practice. She assesses the panopticon in the context of penal philosophy and eighteenth-century punishment and discusses it as an instrument of the modern technology of subjection as revealed and analysed by Foucault. Her entertainingly written study is full of drama: at times it is hilariously funny, at others it approaches tragedy. It illuminates a subject of immense historical importance and which is particularly relevant to modern controversies about penal policy.

Author : Jeremy Bentham
Publisher : Verso Books
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2020-05-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781789600131

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The Panopticon Writings by Jeremy Bentham Pdf

The Panopticon project for a model prison obsessed the English philosopher Jeremy Bentham for almost 20 years. In the end, the project came to nothing; the Panopticon was never built. But it is precisely this that makes the Panopticon project the best exemplification of Bentham's own theory of fictions, according to which non-existent fictitious entities can have all too real effects. There is probably no building that has stirred more philosophical controversy than Bentham's Panopticon. The Panopticon is not merely, as Foucault thought, "a cruel, ingenious cage", in which subjects collaborate in their own subjection, but much more-constructing the Panopticon produces not only a prison, but also a god within it. The Panopticon is a machine which on assembly is already inhabited by a ghost. It is through the Panopticon and the closely related theory of fictions that Bentham has made his greatest impact on modern thought; above all, on the theory of power. The Panopticon writings are frequently cited, rarely read. This edition contains the complete "Panopticon Letters", together with selections from "Panopticon Postscript I" and "Fragment on Ontology", Bentham's fullest account of fictions. A comprehensive introduction by Miran Bozovic explores the place of Panopticon in contemporary theoretical debate.

Author : Michel Foucault
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2012-04-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780307819291

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Discipline and Punish by Michel Foucault Pdf

A brilliant work from the most influential philosopher since Sartre. In this indispensable work, a brilliant thinker suggests that such vaunted reforms as the abolition of torture and the emergence of the modern penitentiary have merely shifted the focus of punishment from the prisoner's body to his soul.

Author : Jeremy Bentham
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1791
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB10059222

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Panopticon: Postscript by Jeremy Bentham Pdf

Author : Anne Brunon-Ernst
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317174769

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Beyond Foucault by Anne Brunon-Ernst Pdf

In his hugely influential book Discipline and Punish, Foucault used the example of Jeremy Bentham's Panopticon prison as a means of representing the transition from the early modern monarchy to the late modern capitalist state. In the former, power is visibly exerted, for instance by the destruction of the body of the criminal, while in the latter power becomes invisible and focuses on the mind of the subject, in order to identify, marginalize, and 'treat' those who are regarded as incapable of participating in, or unwilling to submit to, the disciplines of production. The Panopticon links the worlds of Bentham and Foucault scholars yet they are often at cross-purposes; with Bentham scholars lamenting the ways in which Foucault is perceived to have misunderstood panopticon, and Foucauldians apparently unaware of the complexities of Bentham's thought. This book combines an appreciation of Bentham's broader project with an engagement of Foucault's insights on economic government to go beyond the received reading of panopticism as a dark disciplinary technology of power. Scholars here offer new ways of understanding the Panopticon projects through a wide variety of topics including Bentham's plural Panopticons and their elaboration of schemes of 'panoptic Utopia', the 'inverted Panopticon', 'panoptic governance', 'political panopticism' and 'legal panopticism'. French studies on the Panopticon are groundbreaking and this book brings this research to an English-speaking audience for the first time. It is essential reading, not only for those studying Bentham and Foucault, but also those with an interest in intellectual history of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and those studying contemporary surveillance and society.

Author : Jeremy Bentham
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1791
Category : Jails
ISBN : BCUL:1094382777

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Panopticon Or the Inspection House by Jeremy Bentham Pdf

Author : Tim Causer,Philip Schofield
Publisher : UCL Press
Page : 616 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2022-02-24
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781787359369

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Panopticon versus New South Wales and other writings on Australia by Tim Causer,Philip Schofield Pdf

The present edition of Panopticon versus New South Wales and other writings on Australia consists of fragmentary comments headed ‘New Wales’, dating from 1791; a compilation of material sent to William Wilberforce in August 1802; three ‘Letters to Lord Pelham’ and ‘A Plea for the Constitution’, written in 1802–3; and ‘Colonization Company Proposal’, written in August 1831, the majority of which is published here for the first time. These writings, with the exception of ‘Colonization Company Proposal’, are intimately linked with Bentham’s panopticon penitentiary scheme, which he regarded as an immeasurably superior alternative to criminal transportation, the prison hulks, and English gaols in terms of its effectiveness in achieving the ends of punishment. He argued, moreover, that there was no adequate legal basis for the authority exercised by the Governor of New South Wales. In contrast to his opposition to New South Wales, Bentham later composed ‘Colonization Company Proposal’ in support of a scheme proposed by the National Colonization Society to establish a colony of free settlers in southern Australia. He advocated the ‘vicinity-maximizing principle’, whereby plots of land would be sold in an orderly fashion radiating from the main settlement, and suggested that, within a few years, the government of the colony should be transformed into a representative democracy.

Author : Jeremy Bentham
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2017-10-08
Category : Prison administration
ISBN : 1978103913

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Panopticon by Jeremy Bentham Pdf

The work Panopticon: The Inspection House was a work written by Jeremy Bentham, and first published in 1791, which famously outlines the notion of the institutional panopticon, which allows for the prison or manufactory, for instance, to view all inmates or workers from a central vantage point without knowing they are being watched.

Author : Jeremy Bentham
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1019651911

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Panopticon by Jeremy Bentham Pdf

The first part of Jeremy Bentham's posthumously published 'Panopticon Postscript' offers additional details and revisions to the architectural plan he initially proposed for a centralized prison. Bentham's innovative design centered around the principle of constant surveillance, making it a crucial text for scholars and historians studying the history of penitentiaries and criminal justice in the Western world. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Jeremy Bentham
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1791
Category : Jails
ISBN : BSB:BSB10059224

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Panopticon; Or, The Inspection-House by Jeremy Bentham Pdf

Author : Michel Foucault
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1980-11-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780394739540

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Power/Knowledge by Michel Foucault Pdf

Michel Foucault has become famous for a series of books that have permanently altered our understanding of many institutions of Western society. He analyzed mental institutions in the remarkable Madness and Civilization; hospitals in The Birth of the Clinic; prisons in Discipline and Punish; and schools and families in The History of Sexuality. But the general reader as well as the specialist is apt to miss the consistent purposes that lay behind these difficult individual studies, thus losing sight of the broad social vision and political aims that unified them. Now, in this superb set of essays and interviews, Foucault has provided a much-needed guide to Foucault. These pieces, ranging over the entire spectrum of his concerns, enabled Foucault, in his most intimate and accessible voice, to interpret the conclusions of his research in each area and to demonstrate the contribution of each to the magnificent -- and terrifying -- portrait of society that he was patiently compiling. For, as Foucault shows, what he was always describing was the nature of power in society; not the conventional treatment of power that concentrates on powerful individuals and repressive institutions, but the much more pervasive and insidious mechanisms by which power "reaches into the very grain of individuals, touches their bodies and inserts itself into their actions and attitudes, their discourses, learning processes and everyday lives" Foucault's investigations of prisons, schools, barracks, hospitals, factories, cities, lodgings, families, and other organized forms of social life are each a segment of one of the most astonishing intellectual enterprises of all time -- and, as this book proves, one which possesses profound implications for understanding the social control of our bodies and our minds.

Author : Jeremy Bentham
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1791
Category : Prisons
ISBN : OCLC:228758745

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Panopticon by Jeremy Bentham Pdf

Author : Jeremy Bentham
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 73 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 1409952029

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Panopticon; Or, the Inspection-House by Jeremy Bentham Pdf

Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) was an English jurist, philosopher, and legal and social reformer. He was a political radical and a leading theorist in Anglo- American philosophy of law. He is best known for his advocacy of utilitarianism, for the concept of animal rights and his opposition to the idea of natural rights. Benthamas position included arguments in favour of individual and economic freedom, the separation of church and state, freedom of expression, equal rights for women, the end of slavery, the abolition of physical punishment, the right to divorce, free trade and usury. He also made two distinct attempts during his life to critique the death penalty. Most of his writing was never published in his own lifetime; much of which was prepared for publication by others. His works include: Defence of Usury (1787), An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation (1789) and Panopticon; or, The Inspection-House (1791).

Author : James Crawford
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 481 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2017-03-07
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781250118301

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Fallen Glory by James Crawford Pdf

An inviting, fascinating compendium of twenty-one of history's most famous lost places, from the Tower of Babel to the Twin Towers Buildings are more like us than we realize. They can be born into wealth or poverty, enjoying every privilege or struggling to make ends meet. They have parents—gods, kings and emperors, governments, visionaries and madmen—as well as friends and enemies. They have duties and responsibilities. They can endure crises of faith and purpose. They can succeed or fail. They can live. And, sooner or later, they die. In Fallen Glory, James Crawford uncovers the biographies of some of the world’s most fascinating lost and ruined buildings, from the dawn of civilization to the cyber era. The lives of these iconic structures are packed with drama and intrigue. Soap operas on the grandest scale, they feature war and religion, politics and art, love and betrayal, catastrophe and hope. Frequently their afterlives have been no less dramatic—their memories used and abused down the millennia for purposes both sacred and profane. They provide the stage for a startling array of characters, including Gilgamesh, the Cretan Minotaur, Agamemnon, Nefertiti, Genghis Khan, Henry VIII, Catherine the Great, Adolf Hitler, and even Bruce Springsteen. The twenty-one structures Crawford focuses on include The Tower of Babel, The Temple of Jerusalem, The Library of Alexandria, The Bastille, Kowloon Walled City, the Berlin Wall, and the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center. Ranging from the deserts of Iraq, the banks of the Nile and the cloud forests of Peru, to the great cities of Jerusalem, Istanbul, Paris, Rome, London and New York, Fallen Glory is a unique guide to a world of vanished architecture. And, by picking through the fragments of our past, it asks what history’s scattered ruins can tell us about our own future.

Author : Michel Foucault
Publisher : Penguin Classics
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2020-08-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0241435080

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Power by Michel Foucault Pdf

This book covers the topics Foucault helped make the core agenda of Western political culture - medicine, prisons, psychiatry, government and sexuality - emphasising Foucault's practical concern with discrimination, coercion and exclusion in human society.